Best Middle Schools in Pennsylvania

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSSA test scores by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 13, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 891)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
421929007297	421	Pleasant Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	2233 Route 115	Brodheadsville	18322	Monroe County	Pleasant Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 402-1000	926	47	19.5		627 (67.7%)	63 (6.8%)	170 (18.4%)	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	$25,200			$310			$24,890	54.4	55.2	414	7
421641000103	422	Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,268	81	15.6	33.3%	935 (73.7%)	55 (4.3%)	135 (10.6%)	71 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (5.3%)	$16,943			$249			$16,694	53.8	56.6	395	27
421899004727	423	Decatur Stephen School	Public	K-8	3500 Academy Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3050	965	63	15.2	100.1%	442 (45.8%)	132 (13.7%)	172 (17.8%)	146 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	$17,185			$7,755			$9,430	53.6	65.1	300	123
421152007545	424	Harmony Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	5239 Ridge Rd	Westover	16692	Clearfield County	Harmony Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 845-7655	83	18	4.6	100.0%	82 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$20,982			$1,707			$19,275	53.4	55.9	401	23
422247006641	425	Emory H Markle Middle School	Public	6-8	225 Bowman Rd	Hanover	17331	York County	South Western School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 633-4840	1,021	71	14.2	38.4%	828 (81.1%)	56 (5.5%)	75 (7.3%)	14 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.2%)	$14,769			$81			$14,688	53.3	67.3	274	151
422379001000	426	Troy Area Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	150 High St	Troy	16947	Bradford County	Troy Area School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 297-2176	654	85	7.7	55.5%	622 (95.1%)	6 (0.9%)	10 (1.5%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$16,071			$1,683			$14,389	53.2	46.2	508	82
422229002253	427	Southern Fulton Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	13083 Buck Valley Rd	Warfordsburg	17267	Fulton County	Southern Fulton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 294-3251	323	23	14.3	42.7%	302 (93.5%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.5%)	$22,109			$1,430			$20,679	53	62.4	324	103
421011509950	428	North Star East Middle School	Public	5-8	3598 Whistler Rd	Stoystown	15563	Somerset County	North Star School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 893-5616	283	29	9.7	100.0%	277 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$15,627			$2,263			$13,364	52.9	59.7	362	66
420686000795	429	Corry Area Middle School	Public	6-8	534 E Pleasant Street	Corry	16407	Erie County	Corry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 665-8297	430	35	12.1	100.0%	394 (91.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.7%)	$16,758			$365			$16,394	52.9	65.6	293	136
421605004049	430	Mountain View Junior/Senior High School	Public, Magnet	7-12	11749 State Route 106	Kingsley	18826	Susquehanna County	Mountain View School District	No	Yes	No	No	(570) 434-8512	438	41	10.7	55.0%	421 (96.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$23,171			$1,103			$22,068	52.9	64.6	307	123

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSSA Math, PSSA English Language Arts, PSSA Science test scores released by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 13, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Pennsylvania Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.